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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$6,345 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,330 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value programs for practical nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$4,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Madison College are $4,600 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Madison College take out $15,173 in student loans while working on their degree.

Madison College also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

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$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Moraine Park Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Moraine Park Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Moraine Park Technical College carry an average student debtload of $6,975.

Moraine Park Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin list.

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#3

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI
$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blackhawk Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the suburb of Janesville, BTC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BTC are $4,568 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at BTC take out is $6,604.

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$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 19 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from CVTC take out $14,435 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,746 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Wisconsin. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FVTC are $4,746 a year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from FVTC carry an average student debtload of $14,176.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, FVTC also did well on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$3,723 Average Tuition & Fees

Northcentral Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Central Technical College are $3,723 a year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from North Central Technical College carry an average student debtload of $9,989.

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$4,688 Average Tuition & Fees

Gateway Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Technical College are $4,688 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Gateway Technical College take out $12,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Waukesha County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at WCTC take out is $11,992.

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$4,734 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $4,734 per year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from NWTC carry an average student debtload of $15,210.

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#10

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI
$4,572 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $4,572 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Western Technical College take out is $11,000.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 0
Illinois 0

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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